Re: [2.6.35-rc6 patch] increase kmemleak robustness at boot

[Pekka Enberg]

Daniel J Blueman wrote:
> I've consistently been experiencing kmemleak exhaust it's 400-entry
> early-boot buffer and disabling itself; there have been reports of
> this also, and I'm finding this on x86-64 with various debug options
> enabled.
>
> If we issue a warning and allow the buffer to wrap, we don't need to
> hit the kill-switch. While we lose track of some early potential
> leaks, it's better than no functionality.
>
> Let me know if it's acceptable, and many thanks for such an excellent tool,

Is it just potential leaks that we lose or can this cause false positives?
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